The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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... federal conference debated Labor's policy towards American strategic installations at North West Cape . The sight of Labor's leaders awaiting decisions from ' thirty - six faceless men ' of the federal conference was a godsend to the ...
... federal conference debated Labor's policy towards American strategic installations at North West Cape . The sight of Labor's leaders awaiting decisions from ' thirty - six faceless men ' of the federal conference was a godsend to the ...
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... federal - state relations were minerals and energy policy and environmental control . Out of office , the federal Labor Party had contended that the only sure means of countering excessive overseas owner- ship of Australian mineral ...
... federal - state relations were minerals and energy policy and environmental control . Out of office , the federal Labor Party had contended that the only sure means of countering excessive overseas owner- ship of Australian mineral ...
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... federal government's title to the seas and submerged lands around Australia was resurrected and strengthened . A ... federal royal commission into oil - drilling near the Great Barrier Reef . Meanwhile the federal government set up a ...
... federal government's title to the seas and submerged lands around Australia was resurrected and strengthened . A ... federal royal commission into oil - drilling near the Great Barrier Reef . Meanwhile the federal government set up a ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
Copyright | |
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